SWARM. Aesthetics of the common
SWARM. Aesthetics of the common
3 March - 15 April 2023.
Location: mim Raum für Kultur, Munich
In cooperation with Miro Craemer, mim Raum für Kultur,
As contribution Flower Power Festival in München
The harmonious movement of thousands of insects acting together as a swarm resembles a dance, an aesthetic formation. Insect swarms are closely linked to our environment and human society. They contribute to the pollination of flowers that are essential for the survival of many forms of life, including our own food sources.
Swarm movements show us that a larger collectivity is greater than the sum of its parts and that communicative co-operation within a group is crucial for success and peaceful coexistence. Insects and their swarms inspire artists, and perhaps us too, to explore the beauty and strength of the collective.
On display are works by Mirko Baselgia, Joseph Beuys, Lea Grebe and Philipp Messner.
The works of Mirko Baselgia, Lea Grebe and Philipp Messner are for sale.
Mirko Baselgia (*1982) creates artworks that reflect his values. This is reflected in his artistic practice through the use of local, natural or recycled materials as well as by observation and direct interaction with the environment and the organisms around him. This is also the case with his works centred around the theme of bees.
Mirko Baselgia
Antupada III, 2022
Bee and Flower are together in a Way in which, if you take One out, Both of Them disappear.
Gips, mineralische Pigmente
Ø 55 cm, Dicke: 3.3 cm
© Stefan Altenburger
Mirko Baselgia
Domus Apis Melliferae et Domesticae I, 2013,
Europäisches Walnussholz, Walnussöl, Leinöl
77 x 55 x 33 cm
© Stefan Altenburger
Mirko Baselgia
Antupada II, 2022
The Bee dreams up the Flower and Flower dreams up the Bee.
Gips, mineralische Pigmente
Ø 55 cm, Dicke: 3.3 cm
© Stefan Altenburger.
Mirko Baselgia
TRANSFURMAZIUN I, 2016 Lithografie/Papier
44 x 33 cm
© Stefan Altenburger
Mirko Baselgia
TRANSFURMAZIUN V, 2016 Lithografie/Papier
44 x 33 cm
© Stefan Altenburger
Mirko Baselgia
TRANSFURMAZIUN II, 2016 Lithografie/Papier
44 x 33 cm
© Stefan Altenburger
How can artistic research confront the complexity of the "system" of nature? Lea Grebe (*1987) has built up an archive of insects found dead. Cast in bronze, these creatures appear to have undergone a final metamorphosis. Their individuality is thus honoured in an act of empathy.
Lea Grebe
Schmetterling in Bronze gegossen, 2017
© Lea Grebe
Lea Grebe
Brut V, 2022, Acrylspray auf Papier
70 x 100 cm
© Lea Grebe
Lea Grebe
Schwarmstudie, 2015, Siebdruck, Tusche Acrylspray auf Papier
42 x 59 cm
© Lea Grebe
Lea Grebe
Schwarmstudie, 2015, Siebdruck, Tusche Acrylspray auf Papier
42 x 59 cm
© Lea Grebe
Lea Grebe
Käfer in Bronze gegossen, 2018
© Lea Grebe
Lea Grebe
Schwarmbewegung (groß), 2019, Kohle auf Papier
84 x 114 cm
© Lea Grebe
In dream interpretation, bees have a positive meaning because they embody valued qualities such as a sense of community, adaptability and a love of order. Philipp Messner (*1975) revitalised an abandoned flat with seven beehives. Paradoxically, he healed the space in a way that was both artificial and natural.
Philipp Messner
Situationsraum, 2014, Fine Art Print on HM Fineart Baryta 325g, 110 x 80 cm) , Ed. of 4
© Philipp Messner, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, D
